Monthly Archives: September 2010

We left Budapest having not fully decided which route to take to Bulgaria, through Romania or Serbia so headed to the border town of Szeged to decide.  We couldn’t find an open campsite and so went to the first hotel … Continue reading →

We awoke after quite a broken nights sleep with the plan of seeing some of Budapest.  At certain points of the night there seemed to be an abundance of sirens going off.  Having spent the night thinking that we were … Continue reading →

250 miles to Budapest and we covered them all in one day… Happy Birthday Neil!  The going was tough as very strong crosswinds blew over the motorway.  At times the bike  seemed to be going forward at 70 degrees to the … Continue reading →

I discovered that my bike seemed to have a small fuel leak from the fuel lift pump. Maybe it was recent or maybe it had been there for a long time. I then decided to add it to the list … Continue reading →

We woke up the next day to the sun shining on the hills below us and set off in the direction of Wien (Vienna).  We stocked up on supplies of food at the local SPAR (yes that’s SPAR!) and received … Continue reading →

Spent a day trying to get some unsecured wifi or a internet cafe in Hamm and failed miserably. Therefore spent 103 eur on a hotel instead of being able to find Brauhaus Wilhof which would have been free. Later found … Continue reading →

Just a quick post to say that we arrived in Amsterdam this morning after catching the ferry from Newcastle.  We’re staying in Hamm tonight after doing 200 miles today.  Heading to Frankfurt tomorrow and will hopefully have a chance for … Continue reading →

When you live on an island, the first boat signifies the start of an adventure. a departure from the known mundane repetitive nature of modern day life into the unknown, unseen and mostly unplanned that invariably happens. Life is experience. … Continue reading →

For the past couple of weeks it seemed the country was trying to stop us leaving. This morning we got up at stupidoclock and caught it unawares. as i write this we are on the Belfast to Stranraer boat having … Continue reading →

Don’t mean to sound like a broken record or anything but we are still at home. By that I mean at the in-laws as our house was emptied in preparation for renting though I’ll get to that. Helen went up … Continue reading →